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Often someone comes to work with me feeling blocked in ways hard to articulate. Or perhaps there’s a stubborn pain that won’t go away, or a tightened voice. After a brief ‘hello’ with my hands on their torso, while sitting on a chair, I invite them to lie on the...

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,For I would ride with you upon the wind,Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,And dance upon the mountains like a flame. ― William Butler Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire I grew up in a noisy household in Queens, very...

Some years ago, my husband and I went to stay in Crete for some months, on our search of where we could relocate to. Though lovely enough as a beach resort, Paleochora didn’t seem to provide the key will elements crucial at least for me: community, a venue to play...

From growing up in New York during the 50s and 60s, to living the life of a musician around the world, and all the uncertainty and nervousness that follows. In this conversation with Deborah Jeanne Weitzman (65) we cover a whole lot of ground, and towards the very end...

Yes, I want you to like me, to love me, to include me. Yes, I still suffer when the passions that call wildly in me are different than yours. A challenge––for someone sensitive, someone traumatized (aren’t we all?), someone creative––to dare follow our own call yet...

My intention with this essay is not to shame or laud over anyone. I’ve struggled with depression and know how insidious it can be. Every time I’m able to get past my default setting of being overly critical and hard on myself (the killer critic is the foreplay of...

We yearn to be whole, yet we push aside parts of ourselves. The parts we most hate. These aspects will often appear in those that cross our path and with whom we struggle: our children, our lovers, our colleagues, a stranger. Depending on our level of awareness and...

It’s so Easy: All you need is a pandemic to forbid you doing your normal work that you finally have time to see who your husband really is, and that you love him––enough. It’s so Easy: After years of therapy and 12-step meetings, of kicking and screaming and wishing...

We are so accustomed to the tensions we carry throughout the day and while we sleep, we hardly notice them. Yet they have a powerful impact on everything we set out to accomplish. We may have a strong desire for some goal or creative act, yet there is something...